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12/4/22
A trial date has been set for an Iowa City man facing charges that he lied to police during a murder investigation.
22-year-old Mazin Mohamedali was a resident of the South Governor Street apartment where 19-year-old Quincy Russom was shot and killed in February of 2021. Iowa City Police say Mohamedali had specific knowledge that 23-year-old Sammy Hamed was the shooter. Arrest records indicate Mohamedali waited to call 9-1-1 to report the murder, then lied to investigators about how many people were involved and gave fabricated descriptions. Police say with the proper information, Hamed could have been arrested shortly after the murder. Instead, he was taken into custody almost ten days later.
Mohamedali also allegedly deleted his call history and his Snapchat app to hide evidence in the case. Police say he was also recorded confessing to the fact that he lied about who committed the murder and how many people were involved in order to keep investigators from finding out from where he was getting guns.
Mohamdali is charged with Accessory After the Fact. If convicted, he faces a maximum of two years in prison. On Friday, Judge Deborah Minot set a trial date for February 21st.
If convicted, Mohamdali’s alleged crimes would violate his probation on a 2018 armed robbery conviction.
Hamed pleaded guilty to 2nd Degree Murder earlier this year and was given a 50 year prison sentence.